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Sustainable Development
Never mind growth, Davos delegates – how about a World Development Forum? Lawrence Haddad
This year’s gathering at Davos discussed inequality more than ever before. The latest Oxfam report has focused us all on one figure: 1% of the world’s population i...
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A story of drinkers, genocide and unborn girls – Why Men on Earth Outnumber Women by 60 million –
Left to nature alone, the population on earth would be give or take 50% men and 50% women, according to what’s become known as Fisher’s Principle. The fact that wo...
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The Fire on the 57 Bus in Oakland
It was close to 5 o’clock on the afternoon of Nov. 4, 2013, and Sasha Fleischman was riding the 57 bus home from school. An 18-year-old senior at a small private high sc...
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UNESCO releases global action programme on ‘education in sustainable development’
As the world struggles to meet ambitious goals to slow down climate change, it has become imperative that planning and execution is not restricted to only policy but is practi...
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2015 Could Be Year For Sustainable Development & Investment
A new report published by the United Nations Environmental Programme, the third progress report from their Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System, highlight...
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Globalizing sustainable development
The question of how the world can end extreme poverty and improve human wellbeing will take on new urgency in 2015, as the millennium development goals (MDGs) expire and a new...
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4 Reasons Why It Is Great To Be An Indian Woman in 2015
Optics are great for “women’s empowerment”. For the euphoria, the hope and the promise they bring. Like a self-reflecting selfie, they become a commitment, a...
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First-ever women's contingent at Republic Day parade
India witnessed the first march by women army, navy and air force personnel at the 66th Republic Day parade on Monday. The Republic Day celebrations started with the unfurling...
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Net positive: ‘It’s the leading edge of sustainability, but we’ve not cracked it’
“Net positive”, like so much management-speak, feels almost intentionally discombobulating. Be not confused, however. The clue is in the name. In a net-positive wo...
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New Report: Low Oil Prices Won’t Hurt Clean Energy
A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has found that the cost of generating renewable energy is now equal to or below the cost of fossil fuels in...
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